unrated)About Discovery Trail
The Discovery Trail passes many interesting features on site - visit meadows, Greenheart Lake and Bluebell Wood and look out for the Willow Dome. The short route sticks to surfaced trails, while the longer route goes out on narrower grassy paths to the quieter areas of the site. Choose your route and see what you can discover!
A map of the routes is included in the site guide, which is available from the visitor centre.
How to get there:
Discovery Trail can be started from Rosliston Forestry Centre in Rosliston Wood which is part of The National Forest. Rosliston is the nearest town or village.
By road: Rosliston Forestry Centre is on the Rosliston to Burton Road and is sign posted off the A444 at Castle Gresley, By bus: No.22 Arriva from Swadlincote or Burton Mon-Sat.
OS Grid Reference: SK 242 175
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
You can also access this trail through Forest Lodges.
| Rosliston Forestry Centre Facilities. |
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| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
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| National Forest 01889 586593 e-mail: info_nationalforest@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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